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Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Desmin
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cytoskeletal Proteins > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Desmin

Preferred term

Desmin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Skeletin

Note

  • an intermediate filament protein; /biosyn /physiol permitted

Scope note

  • An intermediate filament protein found predominantly in smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscle cells. Localized at the Z line. MW 50,000 to 55,000 is species dependent.

History note

  • 85

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003893

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